What ChatGPT means for universities: Perceptions of scholars and students
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This study investigates the implications of ChatGPT, an AI-powered language model, for students and universities by examining the perceptions of scholars and students. The responses of seven scholars and 14 PhD students from four countries – Turkey, Sweden, Canada and Australia – are analysed using a thematic content analysis approach. Nine key themes emerge from the findings. According to their frequency of recurrence, these themes are: “Evolution of learning and education systems”, “changing role of educators”, “impact on assessment and evaluation”, “ethical and social considerations”, “future of work and employability”, “personalized learning”, “digital literacy and AI integration”, “AI as an extension of the human brain”, and “importance of human characteristics”. The potential benefits of AI in education as well as the challenges and barriers that may arise from its integration are discussed in the context of existing literature. Based on these findings, suggestions for future research include further exploration of the ethical implications of AI for education, the development of strategies to manage privacy concerns, and the investigation of how educational institutions can best prepare for the integration of AI technologies. The paper concludes by emphasizing the importance of understanding the potential opportunities and challenges associated with AI in higher education and the need for continued research in this area.
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This study uses thematic content analysis of responses from seven scholars and 14 PhD students to examine perceptions of ChatGPT’s implications for students and universities. Nine themes emerged, with the most frequent being “evolution of learning and education systems,” “changing role of educators,” and “impact on assessment and evaluation.”
Key findings
- Nine key themes emerged from 24 comments by 21 participants: “Evolution of learning and education systems,” “changing role of educators,” “impact on assessment and evaluation,” “ethical and social considerations,” “future of work and employability,” “personalized learning,” “digital literacy and AI integration,” “AI as an extension of the human brain,” and “importance of human characteristics.”
- The most repeated themes were “evolution of learning and education systems” with 16 frequencies, “changing role of educators” with 13 frequencies, and “impact on assessment and evaluation” with 11 frequencies.
- Participants generally agreed that AI will significantly impact traditional learning methods, shift focus toward skills and competencies, and redefine the roles of educational institutions, while also recognizing challenges and expressing optimism for AI in education.
- The findings are discussed as consistent with existing literature on benefits and challenges, including personalized learning, changing educator roles, assessment concerns, digital literacy, ethics, and responsible implementation.
Methods
- Qualitative study using thematic content analysis of responses to an open-ended question about the potential impact of ChatGPT on students and universities.
- Data were collected from seven scholars via ResearchGate and 14 PhD students via Google Form, totaling 21 participants from Turkey, Sweden, Canada, and Australia; all PhD students were from Turkey, and most participants were from education-related fields.
- The resulting data set contained 24 comments from 21 participants; analysis followed a six-step thematic content analysis approach.
Limitations
- The paper states that the research is limited by a sample size of 21 scholars and PhD students and by using a single open-ended question for data collection.
- The paper states that it assumed participants understood the English question correctly because PhD programmes require adequate English, and it calls for including participants from more diverse backgrounds, countries, and academic fields.
- Evident from the text: all PhD students were from Turkey and the majority of participants were from education-related fields, which limits the breadth of perspectives; the paper also notes future research could benefit from additional qualitative and quantitative methods, including longitudinal and experimental designs.
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- Interpretationown data§ Findings
The three most frequent themes show that scholars and students think that AI technologies will change our habits regarding the implementation and evaluation of education by looking at the capabilities of ChatGPT.
“These three themes show that scholars and students think that AI technologies will change our habits regarding the implementation and evaluation of education by looking at the capabilities of ChatGPT, one of the leading AI applications.”
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Integrating AI in education raises concerns about assessment and evaluation, as traditional methods may become obsolete in the face of AI-generated answers.
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AI tools can increase student engagement and satisfaction by relieving university staff of routine tasks and allowing them to focus on higher-order skills and mentoring.
“The changing role of educators, as discussed by Fırat (2023), Bozkurt (2023), and Sengupta and Chakraborty (2020), supports the idea that AI tools can increase student engagement and satisfaction by relieving university staff of routine tasks and allowing them to focus on higher-order skills and mentoring.”
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Findingown data§ FindingsThe most repeated themes were
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Findingown data§ AbstractThe nine themes, in order of frequency of recurrence, are:
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Findingown data§ AbstractNine key themes emerged from the analysis of responses from seven scholars and 14 PhD students.
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Findingown data§ FindingsParticipants recognize the challenges and potential issues that may arise in the process, but they express optimism for the future of AI in education.
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Findingown data§ FindingsThe comments of scholars and PhD students reflect the diverse opinions and concerns of the participants regarding integrating Chat GPT and AI into education.
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Study design and conductnone given§ Ethical considerationsThe COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics) guidelines have been followed in this research.
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Premisecitation§ Literature reviewStudents had a positive attitude towards the chatbot and perceived it as a useful tool for language learning.
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Premisecitation§ IntroductionThe introduction of AI technologies in education has the potential to revolutionize traditional educational practices, promote personalized learning experiences, and foster the development of soft skills.
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Premisecitation§ Literature reviewChatbots can reduce the workload of university staff by answering frequently asked questions.
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Premisenone given§ Literature reviewAs of early April 2023, there is an insufficient number of studies addressing the perspectives of scholars and students on the rapid use of ChatGPT.
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Premisecitation§ Literature reviewChatGPT has raised both academic integrity concerns and the potential for enhanced learning in higher education.
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Premisenone given§ Literature reviewIt is not yet possible to assert a consensus among educators, specifically concerning ChatGPT.
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Interpretationown data§ Thematic content analysisThe study was able to extract valuable insights and opinions from the collected responses, providing a deeper understanding of the potential implications of Chat GPT and AI integration in the context of students and universities.
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Premisecitation§ Discussion and conclusionRecent advancements in AI, such as GPT-3.5 and GPT-4, have further implications for education as these models become increasingly capable of understanding and generating human-like text.
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Interpretationown data§ Discussion and conclusionThis research highlights the transformative potential of AI technologies such as ChatGPT for students and universities.
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Interpretationown data§ Discussion and conclusionThe shift to AI in education brings about challenges in assessment, digital literacy, and ethical considerations.
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Premisecitation§ IntroductionThe main differences between GPT-3.5 and GPT-4 are the parameter size of the models, the ability to use images as input in addition to text, and the use of Rule-Based Reward Models in its training.
“The main differences between GPT-3.5 and GPT-4 are the parameter size of the models (GPT-3.5 has 175 billion parameters while GPT-4 has much more context length, the ability to use images as input in addition to text, and the use of Rule-Based Reward Models in its training (Koubaa, 2023;OpenAI, 2023).”
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Premisecitation§ IntroductionGPT-3, an auto-regressive language model, was found to perform strongly on many NLP datasets, such as answering questions and completing missing words in the training process.
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Interpretationreasoning§ Discussion and conclusionThis development supports the theme of
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Premisecitation§ Literature reviewThe advantages of ChatGPT include personalized learning, the encouragement of interactive learning, and the potential for formative assessment that supports teaching and learning and provides continuous feedback.
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Interpretationown data§ FindingsOverall, the consensus among participants is that AI will significantly impact traditional learning methods, shifting the focus on skills and competencies and redefining the roles of educational institutions.
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Premisecitation§ Literature reviewThe content analysis of 100 news articles revealed mixed responses, with an emphasis on academic integrity and innovative assessment design.
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Interpretationcitation§ Discussion and conclusionThe findings from the thematic content analysis are consistent with the existing literature, highlighting the potential benefits and challenges of integrating AI, such as ChatGPT, into education.
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Premisecitation§ Discussion and conclusionThe themes related to digital literacy, ethical and social considerations, and the importance of human-specific features are evident and strongly emphasized in the related literature.
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Interpretationown data§ Discussion and conclusionIntegrating AI in education offers numerous opportunities to enhance learning experiences, personalize instruction, and transform the role of educators.
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Premisecitation§ Literature reviewThe potential benefits for disadvantaged students and students' perspectives remain underrepresented in media discussions.
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Premisecitation§ Discussion and conclusionChatbots can improve student performance and knowledge retention.
“In a similar vein, Alotaibi et al. (2020) found that chatbots can improve student performance and knowledge retention, which supports the theme of personalized learning found in the analysis of this study.”
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Premisecitation§ Literature reviewChatbot technologies can enhance student interaction and learning processes, enrich learning experiences, and potentially improve student motivation, engagement, and learning outcomes.
“Research has demonstrated that chatbot technologies can enhance student interaction and learning processes (D'Mello et al., 2014), enrich learning experiences by impacting student success in higher education (Winkler & Söllner, 2018), and potentially improve student motivation, engagement, and learning outcomes (Deng & Yu, 2023).”
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Premisenone given§ IntroductionThe integration of AI in education raises critical questions about the potential challenges and obstacles that may emerge as a result of this technological shift.
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Premisecitation§ Literature reviewChatGPT has been found to have issues of misinformation generation, bias in data training and privacy issues.
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Premisecitation§ IntroductionGPT-4 is more reliable, more creative, and can handle much more nuanced instructions than GPT-3.5.
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Study design and conductnone given§ LimitationsThis research is limited by a sample size of 21 scholars and PhD students and an open-ended question for data collection.
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Applying AI technologies can facilitate analyzing students' learning procedures, performance, and needs, providing instructors with timely feedback, and assisting them in delivering adaptive instruction; consequently, teaching and learning effects were somewhat improved.
“Applying AI technologies can facilitate analyzing students' learning procedures, performance, and needs, providing instructors with timely feedback, and assisting them in delivering adaptive instruction.”
From A systematic review of the early impact of artificial intelligence on higher education curriculum, instruction, and assessment (2025) · cites this paper as Firat, 2023
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Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredOverreliance on AI, data privacy, and unequal access to AI tools are challenges in instruction.
“Firat (2023) also mentioned overreliance on AI, data privacy, and unequal access to AI tools as challenges.”
From A systematic review of the early impact of artificial intelligence on higher education curriculum, instruction, and assessment (2025) · cites this paper as Firat (2023)
The Abstract identifies privacy concerns as an issue requiring strategies, and the Discussion and conclusion calls for responsible and equitable AI implementation. But the passages do not identify overreliance on AI or unequal access to AI tools as instructional challenges; the call for equitable implementation alone does not establish the latter. (LLM, conf=0.86)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredChatGPT has the potential to offer personalized learning experiences and support an effective learning process by providing students with customized feedback and explanations tailored to their needs and abilities.
“ChatGPT has the potential to offer personalized learning experiences and support an effective learning process by providing students with customized feedback and explanations tailored to their needs and abilities”
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Students are optimistic about the potential of ChatGPT to be used in universities.
“Previous studies indicate that students are optimistic about the potential of ChatGPT to be used in universities [22,23].”
From ChatGPT for Academic Purposes: Survey Among Undergraduate Healthcare Students in Malaysia (2024) · cites this paper as [22]
Students believe that ChatGPT can be used to help them with their studies, such as providing personalized feedback and answering questions.
“They believe that ChatGPT can be used to help them with their studies, such as providing personalized feedback and answering questions.”
From ChatGPT for Academic Purposes: Survey Among Undergraduate Healthcare Students in Malaysia (2024) · cites this paper as [22]
Students are concerned about the potential for ChatGPT to be used for academic dishonesty and they are aware of the limitations of ChatGPT and the need for careful consideration before it is widely adopted.
“Students are concerned about the potential for ChatGPT to be used for academic dishonesty and they are aware of the limitations of ChatGPT and the need for careful consideration before it is widely adopted.”
From ChatGPT for Academic Purposes: Survey Among Undergraduate Healthcare Students in Malaysia (2024) · cites this paper as [22]
Ethical concerns in instruction include incorrect or fabricated information, accessibility, and algorithm biases.
“Ethical concerns in instruction include incorrect or fabricated information, accessibility, and algorithm biases (Firat, 2023).”
From A systematic review of the early impact of artificial intelligence on higher education curriculum, instruction, and assessment (2025) · cites this paper as Firat, 2023
Implementing AI may require educators to change their role from instructors to guides or facilitators.
“Firat (2023) indicated that implementing AI may require educators to change their role from being instructors to guides or facilitators.”
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“Okuyama and Suzuki (2023) proposed a new training methodology for GPT-4 that leverages large-scale semantic discrimination tasks to improve the model's ability to understand the meaning of a text.”
“18. Okuyama, K., & Suzuki, K. (2023). Correlators of double scaled SYK at one-loop. arXiv preprint. arXiv:2303.07552.”
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“Willems (2023) discussed the ethical implications of using large language models like ChatGPT in universities, while Halaweh (2023) and Crawford et al. (2023) emphasized the need for responsible implementation and leadership to ensure the ethical use of AI in education.”
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“more context length, the ability to use images as input in addition to text, and the use of Rule-Based Reward Models in its training (Koubaa, 2023; OpenAI, 2023).”
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“Indeed, students ’ learning outcomes may be restricted if they are solely dependent upon ChatGPT for producing their written work and fail to engage in reflection and critical thinking (Firat, 2023; Rasul et al., 2023).”
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Challenges of implementing ChatGPT on education: Systematic literature review
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Use of AI-Based GPTs in Experimental, Empirical, and Exploratory Research Methods
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Public perceptions towards ChatGPT as the Robo-Assistant
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Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Medical Education: A Systematic Review
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An Evaluation of the Use of Artificial Intelligence Applications in Online Education
Tonbuloğlu, B. (2023) · Journal of Educational Technology and Online Learning · doi:10.31681/jetol.1335906 · Cited by 45 · see citing works
“Fırat (2023) emphasized that AI technologies have the potential to greatly improve the organization of online learning and investigated how AI technologies can be integrated into learning management systems.”
Writing with AI: What College Students Learned from Utilizing ChatGPT for a Writing Assignment
Wang, C., Aguilar, S. J., Bankard, J. S., Bui, E., & Nye, B. (2024) · Education Sciences · doi:10.3390/educsci14090976 · Cited by 49 · see citing works
“The qualitative analysis of participants’ responses identified themes such as the changing role of educators, enabling personalized learning, and impact on assessment and evaluation [19].”
Gamifying Learning with AI: A Pathway to 21st-Century Skills
Niño, J. R. G., Arias-Delgado, L., Chiappe, A., & González, E. O. (2024) · Journal of Research in Childhood Education · doi:10.1080/02568543.2024.2421974 · Cited by 44 · see citing works
“As Firat (2023) observes, teachers are evolving from knowledge transmitters to learning facilitators.”
Enough of the chit-chat: A comparative analysis of four AI chatbots for calculus and statistics
(2023) · Journal of Applied Learning & Teaching · doi:10.37074/jalt.2023.6.2.22 · Cited by 50 · see citing works
Inteligencia artificial generativa en la educación superior: usos y opiniones de los profesores
Vega, J. E. P., Rodríguez, J. A. S., & Román-Méndez, A. D. (2024) · European Public & Social Innovation Review · doi:10.31637/epsir-2024-593 · Cited by 43 · see citing works
The role of generative AI in education: Perceptions of Saudi students
Aldossary, A., Aljindi, A. A., & Alamri, J. M. (2024) · Contemporary Educational Technology · doi:10.30935/cedtech/15496 · Cited by 63 · see citing works
Sánchez, F. Á. B., & Cruz, J. (2024) · Education Sciences · doi:10.3390/educsci14050484 · Cited by 56 · see citing works
“AI chatbots have the potential to enrich students’ learning experiences and improve their engagement and motivation [32–34].”
BackgroundInfluentialGenerative AI and Educators: Partnering in Using Open Digital Content for Transforming Education
van den Berg, G. (2024) · Open Praxis · doi:10.55982/openpraxis.16.2.640 · Cited by 51 · see citing works
Enhancing students’ learning experience in mathematics class through ChatGPT
Gouia‐Zarrad, R., & Gunn, C. L. (2024) · International Electronic Journal of Mathematics Education · doi:10.29333/iejme/14614 · Cited by 62 · see citing works
Evaluating generative AI integration in Saudi Arabian education: a mixed-methods study
Alammari, A. (2024) · PeerJ Computer Science · doi:10.7717/peerj-cs.1879 · Cited by 65 · see citing works
“Furthermore, the rapid rise and widespread adoption of ChatGPT have motivated educators to closely evaluate this AI tool, as noted by Firat (2023) and Lampropoulos, Ferdig & Kaplan-Rakowski (2023) .”
MethodExploring students’ experiences and perceptions of human-AI collaboration in digital content making
Hwang, Y., & Lee, J. H. (2025) · International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education · doi:10.1186/s41239-025-00542-0 · Cited by 50 · see citing works
“With academic staff and PhD students from four countries, Firat (2023) explored their perceptions of ChatGPT and AI integration, using the survey as the instrument and thematic content analysis as the method of analysis.”
Artificial intelligence in higher education. A protocol paper for a systematic literature review
Ismail, F. M. M., Tan, E., Rudolph, J., Crawford, J., & Tan, S. (2023) · Journal of Applied Learning & Teaching · doi:10.37074/jalt.2023.6.2.34 · Cited by 39 · see citing works
Decoding dietary myths: The role of ChatGPT in modern nutrition
Arslan, S. (2024) · Clinical Nutrition ESPEN · doi:10.1016/j.clnesp.2024.02.022 · Cited by 35 · see citing works
Van Wyk, M. M. (2024) · Journal of Applied Learning and Teaching · doi:10.37074/jalt.2024.7.1.15 · Cited by 35 · see citing works
Kim, D., Majdara, A., & Olson, W. (2024) · International Journal of Technology in Education · doi:10.46328/ijte.691 · Cited by 34 · see citing works
“ChatGPT can benefit college students by helping them learn complex skills (Ranjbaran et al., 2023), providing personalized learning experiences (Firat, 2023; Farrokhnia et al., 2023), and assisting them with their test preparation and writing tasks (Ray, 2023; Elkhodr et al., 2023).”
Generative AI and the future of connectivist learning in higher education
Liang, E. S., & Bai, S. (2025) · Journal of Asian Public Policy · doi:10.1080/17516234.2024.2386085 · Cited by 34 · see citing works
The Potentials of ChatGPT for Language Learning: Unpacking its Benefits and Limitations
Nugroho, A., Putro, N. H. P. S., & Syamsi, K. (2023) · Register Journal · doi:10.18326/register.v16i2.224-247 · Cited by 55 · see citing works
“This concern is especially relevant in language education, given that students come from diverse cultural backgrounds and may not realize that ChatGPT and other AI-driven tools are not culturally neutral (Firat, 2023).”
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“One of the industries that is most likely to suffer from the transformation initiated by ChatGPT and generative AI is education [10].”
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ChatGPT and other AIs: Personal relief and limitations among mathematics-oriented learners
Remoto, J. P. (2023) · Environment and Social Psychology · doi:10.54517/esp.v9i1.1911 · Cited by 39 · see citing works
“The ChatGPT model has been identified as having certain concerns pertaining to the generation of misinformation, potential biases in its training data, and privacy-related considerations [18] .”
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Evaluating the quality of responses generated by ChatGPT
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Examining students' attitudes and intentions towards using <scp>ChatGPT</scp> in higher education
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Emerging AI individualism: how young people integrate social AI into everyday life
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A Systematic Literature Review of Empirical Research on ChatGPT in EducationPreprint
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- Authors
- Fırat, M.
- Affiliations
- Anadolu University (TR)
- Corresponding author
- Mehmet Fırat
- ORCID
- Mehmet Fırat
- Venue
- Journal of Applied Learning & Teaching
- Publisher
- Open Access Publishing Association
- Published
- 2023-04-19
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 1
- ISSN
- 2591-801X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W4366422585
- Semantic Scholar
- 6f9f5e84221b991756500676031e0ebb4dc00b0d
- Cited by
- 431
- References
- 27
- Citations by year
- 2026: 55 · 2025: 131 · 2024: 185 · 2023: 60
- FWCI
- 100.90
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by
- Locations
- Journal of Applied Learning & Teaching (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Artificial Intelligence in Education
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Health Informatics › Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
- Keywords
- ChatGPT, large language models, artificial intelligence in education, higher education, student perceptions, doctoral students, role of educators, assessment and evaluation, AI ethics, digital literacy, personalized learning, employability, future of work, privacy concerns, AI integration in universities
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